Lesson 9 (X2) Flashcards
Funeral
To be at a funeral
Umngcwabo
Emngcwabeni
Someone is going to a funeral
Ungcwabe kakuhle
Future tense
+ vs -
+ will go / going to : zo
- won’t : a…zu…
I will go
I won’t go
Ndizohamba
Andizuhamba
Note - future long form is:
Eg I will go +|-
Prefix + za + space + ku + verb
Ndiza kuhamba
Andizi kuhamba
How
Eg how are you
Njani
Unjani
Who/m
Eg who is it who taught you it (Xhosa)
Bani
Uyasifundiswa ngubani
What
What do you want?
Ntoni
Ufuna ntoni
Where
Where are you learning Xhosa
Phi
Usifundela phi isiXhosa
When
When are you going?
When will you come back?
Nini
Uhamba nini?
Uzobuya nini?
Why - 2 options
Kutheni
Ngoba
Because
Kuba
Why are you learning Xhosa?
Kutheni ufunda isiXhosa?
Because I like to speak Xhosa
Kuba ndithanda ukuthetha isiXhosa
Because it is important to talk with people
Kuba kubhalulekile ukuthetha nabantu
People begin with…
U-
Things begin with…
I-
Places will begin with…
E-
Where are you coming from?
Uvela phi?
I am coming from…
Ndivela e…
Where are you going to?
Uya phi?
I’m going to…
Ndiya e…
Where do you originate from?
Usuka phi?
I originate from Cape Town
Ndisuka eKapa
Where do you live?
Uhlala phi?
I live in Mouille Point
Ndihlala eMouille Pt
Whereabouts?
Ndawoni?
Near by Newport Cafe
NgaseNewport Cafe
Are you employed?
Uyaphangela na?
Yes I work in…
Ewe, ndisebenza e…
No I am still studying
Hayi ndisafunda
What do you do?
+alt
Wenza ntoni?
Wenzani?